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saffron

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship

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to dye in different colors (colours)

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to be finished; to be completed; to be done

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to rank next to; to come after

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comb

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to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

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to dishevel (hair)

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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soot

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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to daub; to smear

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shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

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coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

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friend

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hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago

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worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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silk

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lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

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dyeing; printing

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yesterday

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to make; to manufacture

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rosary; string of prayer beads

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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to defeat

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

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dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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to draw a sword

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knife blade; sword blade

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to push (something) against

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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to push (something) against

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ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to push open

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tip of a headland; point

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lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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